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1911 E94 Close Candy "Old" Cy Young (Olive) PSA NM 7 - Pop Two,
None Higher. In 1951, Cy Young's public lamentations of pitcher
coddling were undoubtedly heartfelt, he must have realized on some
level that the movement toward decreasing workloads had cemented
his legacy, and ensured that his career record of 511 Major League
victories would endure eternally. Young's career victories record
is widely, and properly, considered the most untouchable in
American sport. Young was sitting at an even 450 career victories
at the start of the 1908 season, his nineteenth in the Majors and
his final term of service to the Boston Red Sox. Young became the
face of the new American League's Boston franchise upon its
founding, winning over forty percent of the Red Sox' games for its
1901 debut season and earning the AL Triple Crown with top marks in
victories, strikeouts and ERA. In 1903 the "Canton Cyclone" would
throw the first pitch of World Series competition, notching two of
the five wins required in claiming the first Fall Classic title.
His final twenty victory season as the ace of the 1908 Boston Red
Sox at the ripe old age of forty-one. He pitched the first perfect
game of the 20th century (and the American League) in 1904. Young's
perfect game was part of his major league record for consecutive
scoreless innings pitched and the most consecutive no-hit innings,
a mark that still stands at 25.1 innings, or 76 batters but
extended to 45 shutout innings. He is credited with five 30+ win
seasons and fifteen 20+ win seasons. He holds the records for most
career innings pitched with 7,356, games started with 815 and
complete games with 749. He is the fourth all-time with 76 career
shutouts. Is it any wonder there is an award of excellence named
after him.

Graded PSA NM 7. This card is one of a total of only
seventeen cards reviewed by PSA. There is one other recorded in
"NM" and none higher. Issued near the end of his legendary
career in 1911, this Close Candy Co. E94 of the great Cy Young is
also one his more difficult cards to acquire. The card is in
remarkable condition showing just very mild corner tip wear and a
consistent bright white border that surrounds a lush "Olive"
background. There is going to be some spirited bidding on this
card.